Thanksgiving Trifle Recipe (With Fake Beef)

Thanksgiving Trifle Recipe

Friends Thanksgiving trifle is possibly the most iconic holiday food in television history. This Thanksgiving you can make a tasty version of Rachel's dessert that looks like it contains beef.... but tastes amazing! Learn how to make this tasty Friendsgiving dessert.

Author: Bren

Prep Time: 30 minutes

Cook Time: 30 minutes

Total Time: 60 minutes

Yield: 15 people

Category: Dessert

Cuisine: English

Description

Rachel's English trifle is the star of the most hilarious Thanksgiving episode in Friends' 10-year history. Delight your friends with this recreation that used a fake "meat" layer made from Nutella and coconut. It's delicious and laugh-out-loud funny!

Ingredients

                   1 Trifle Dish or Glass Bowl (7.5 inch diameter or larger)

                   1.5 lbs pound cake (cubed)

                   0.5 cup Raspberry Seedless Fruit Spread or Jelly (6 ounces)

                   2 cups Custard or Vanilla Pudding (16 ounces)

                   24 ounces Fresh Raspberries (washed and air dried)

                   1.5 cups Unsweetened Shredded Coconut (about 2 ounces)

                   4 ounces canned diced pears (cut into "onion" slices)

                   3 small kiwi (cut into "pea" shapes)

                   6 tbsp Nutella Hazelnut Spread (4.5 ounces)

                   1 medium Banana (cut into 1/4 inch slices)

             2 cups Whipped cream (2/3 cup heavy cream, 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract, 2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar whipped into stiff peaks)

Instructions

Recipe Prep

1.           Make and cool 2 cups of custard. I used this easy stirred custard recipe. You can also use a vanilla pudding mix made with whole milk.

2.              Make the meat layer. Stir 6 tablespoons of Nutella into 1.5 cups unsweetened coconut (about 2 ounces). Make sure it is well combined. Slice canned, diced pears (1/4 cup) into small rectangles. Use the green part of 3 small kiwis to make "peas." Slice the kiwi 1/4 inch thick then use a thick straw (the same way you use a cookie cutter) to make round shapes. (Keep fruit and coconut separate until you assemble the trifle.)

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